--- On Tue, 1/10/12, R. Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > He died in 1908 - that's pretty much before the general > shift to > metal strings on bowed instruments. >
I thought it seemed a bit early for Rimsky-Korsakov to be discussing steel strings in much depth. Does he discuss the tone of metal strings anywhere, perhaps even a remark noting them as a new novelty? Chris Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
